I feel, at least for me, the golden age of podcasts is over already.
There was the early [0] Retronauts the new Patreon/Kickstarter version is only same in name.
Then there was the [1] 1up Yours. All the hosts, co-hosts, and popular regular guests have moved on.
Then there was the epic [2] A Life Well Wasted by Robert Ashley. This is absolutely superb.
The only podcasts of similar I listen to now are Giant Bombcast and 8-4 Play. I miss the good old days.
I've tried to branch out to other topics and areas, but podcasts are my way of escaping and thinking and listening to something else outside work and study.
I have actually started to go back through these and re-listen to them. They are timeless. I have a friend who does the same.
We match up well in when we started listening to podcasts, and what we listened to. But I still love Retronauts! I still like the more discussion-oriented episodes that mix deep insights along with personal experiences, but I'm still impressed by the consistent quality.
ymmv, but Cane & Rinse might be worth a try. Have about 350 episodes, each focusing on a single older game. The hosts are usually a lot more focused on talking about their memories of the games than trying to be entertaining (there's a lot of wannabe comedians in the videogaming podcast sphere ime).
Only thing that seems a potential big issue with Cane and Rinse is that it's UK based but tbh I'd assume the lack of a fixation on NES would be a breath of fresh air compared to other podcasts
The Jeremy Parish led episodes of Retronauts with Benj Edwards have been really good in recent times too, very informative.
There was the early [0] Retronauts the new Patreon/Kickstarter version is only same in name.
Then there was the [1] 1up Yours. All the hosts, co-hosts, and popular regular guests have moved on.
Then there was the epic [2] A Life Well Wasted by Robert Ashley. This is absolutely superb.
The only podcasts of similar I listen to now are Giant Bombcast and 8-4 Play. I miss the good old days.
I've tried to branch out to other topics and areas, but podcasts are my way of escaping and thinking and listening to something else outside work and study.
I have actually started to go back through these and re-listen to them. They are timeless. I have a friend who does the same.
[0] https://archive.org/details/Retronauts1-100
[1] https://www.resetera.com/threads/1up-podcast-preservation.90...
[2] http://alifewellwasted.com/